United Kingdom: two trains colliding north of London, one dead and several injured

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• One dead and "many wounded" after a collision between two trains north of London.

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• A collision between two trains near Bedford, north of London, resulted in at least one death and dozens of injuries, several of which were very serious

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• Two trains have collected near Bedford, reportedly resulting in serious injuries to those on board.

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• Follow the latest "Emergency services support an incident between London St Pacras and Leicester," EMR stated on X, without providing details.

  according to Le Temps

• The East England ambulance services reported on social networks that they had sent "many means, including air," to the scene of a "major incident" south of Bedford.

  according to Le Temps

• Although the trains were not derailed, the violence of the impact prompted the authorities to trigger a protocol of "major incident", mobilising important means of land and air rescue.

  according to Nice-Matin

• The accident caused one death and several injuries according to the police.

  according to BFMTV — News 24/7

• Eleven people are also seriously injured.

  according to Ouest-France

• "It was like an explosion": a collision between two passenger trains caused several serious injuries.

  according to Midi Libre

• An important emergency device, comprising more than 30 vehicles, is...

  according to La Dépêche du Midi

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• A collision between two trains near Bedford, north of London, resulted in at least one death and dozens of injuries, several of which..

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• Two trains have collected near Bedford, reportedly resulting in serious injuries to those on board.

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• One dead and "many wounded" after a collision between two trains north of London.

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